as in extremely
to a great degree
heavily spiced sausage the family was heavily in debt
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Recent Examples of heavily
Related’s founder and chairman, Jorge Pérez, said that in addition to tariff concerns, the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration could also drive up prices for developments, since the construction industry relies heavily on workers from overseas.
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Robert Frank, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Volatile revenues are heavily influenced by capital gains and tax policy, both of which have seen abnormal changes in the past seven years.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
Three years into the war, both sides rely heavily on consumer drones, specifically the Mavic series made by DJI.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
As has seemed to be the case for weeks, the Padres continue to heavily lean toward keeping their starting rotation intact.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
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Robert Frank, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Volatile revenues are heavily influenced by capital gains and tax policy, both of which have seen abnormal changes in the past seven years.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
Three years into the war, both sides rely heavily on consumer drones, specifically the Mavic series made by DJI.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
As has seemed to be the case for weeks, the Padres continue to heavily lean toward keeping their starting rotation intact.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavily
Adverb
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Gene Kloss received national and international recognition in her lifetime, extremely rare for a midcentury female artist.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The level of steadiness from the Charlotte Hornets’ starting power forward has been off the charts lately, and he’s fared extremely well since the All-Star break, easily morphing into the team’s most valuable player.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Dive into March Madness with The Athletic Projecting the bracket | March Madness 2025 | 11 teams that can win it all Mark Pope’s offense cuts and zooms across the floor, with highly capable shooters dotting the perimeter.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Each new Indigenous resident-physician comes from communities that are highly underrepresented in medicine and experience disproportionate health disparities.—
Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, MD,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Other times, particularly when down by eight to 10 points, the Jayhawks did not look terribly driven.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The law was most infamously used during the terribly wrong internment of Japanese-American citizens during WWII.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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After narrowly surviving the very injured Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, 131-126, the Denver Nuggets are slated to square off against the lowly Washington Wizards on the second night of a back-to-back tilt.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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The growth of Bridges — whose stats are up across the board, including a career-best 21.4 points per game — in his sixth season remains very apparent.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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And there's a little bit of dancing towards the end of this with Sir Anthony Hopkins which was just for sure an incredibly cool experience.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Digital partners that enable end to end supplier integration can have an incredibly powerful impact on supply chain operations for all involved.—
Kate Vitasek,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Social media platforms struggled to deal with abuse The extent of harassment and abuse that Gamergate’s victims experienced — forcing some to leave their homes and go into hiding — showed just how badly tech companies had failed to protect their users, Massanari and others said.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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No victory can meet those standards, and with the benefit of hindsight, even those celebrated for their purity fail the ‘perfect’ test badly.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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In the first episode, Lochlan watches Saxon undress and stares a little too long at him naked.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
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For the past three years, Pace and her friends have sometimes had to move to the regular pool because the lazy river’s water levels were too low.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2025
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How to inform Social Security of a death Funeral homes generally inform SSA of someone's death, so family members don't typically need to do so.—
Anne Marie Lee,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Heavily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavily. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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